Bau Travel Guide

  Catholic Memorial & Pilgrimage Centre
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  • Catholic Memorial & Pilgrimage Centre
      Catholic Memorial & Pilgrimage Centre
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  • Yes, we made it to the summit of Mount Singai!
      Yes, we made it to the summit of Mount...
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  • Very nice view from the top of Mt. Singai
      Very nice view from the top of Mt....
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  • Blue Lake - Once a famous gold mine
      Blue Lake - Once a famous gold mine
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  • Warning Sign
      Warning Sign
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Things to Do  

Blue Lake or Tasik Biru... Once a famous gold mine

Blue Lake or Tasik Biru... Once a famous gold mine, Bau

 WSH80 Says:  A picturesque lake in Bau. No activities are allowed here due to high level of Arsenic content in the water. 

Wind Cave

Wind Cave, Bau

 WSH80 Says:  This is one of the 2 famous caves in Bau - Wind Cave. The other cave is Fairy Cave. 

Fairy Caves...

Fairy Caves..., Bau

 Xinta Says:  Fairy Cave is about 5 Km south of Bau. It's quite a large, elevated cave. There's a massive concrete walkway that leads to the entrance, which is 30m above the ground. As you climb the steep and slippery steps/stairs, you'll enter a grotto, which is formed by the collapse of... 

Transportation  

From Kuching --> Fairy Cave

From Kuching --> Fairy Cave, Bau

 Xinta Says:  1) Kuching --> Bau : STC Bus No. 2 (Buses leave every 40 mins between 6am - 6pm);2) Bau --> Fairy Cave: Take a bus, and ask the driver to let you off at the turn-off, from where it is about 1.3Km to Fairy Cave. 

Warnings Or Dangers  

A little climbing skills...

A little climbing skills..., Bau

 WSH80 Says:  Well, not really a danger thing. It's just one of the obstacles along the way to Mt. Singai summit. A little climbing skills might be needed. 

Very slippery inside the caves!

Very slippery inside the caves!, Bau

 Xinta Says:  Be very careful when you climb the steps/stairs. It can be very slippery in the caves. Don't forget to bring a torchlight as it can be very useful when it's pitch dark inside the caves. 

What to Pack  

It's pitch dark to go without a good Torchlight!

It's pitch dark to go without a good Torchlight!, Bau

 Xinta Says:  * Good torch light (VERY IMPORTANT!!!).Optional:------------* Picnic lunch;* Bottle of drink. * Comfy pants & shirts;* Shoes with good soles for climbing. 

Favorites  

Scene from Mt. Singai Summit

Scene from Mt. Singai Summit, Bau

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Funguses of Mount Singai

Funguses of Mount Singai, Bau

 WSH80 Says:  Very attractive funguses growing on fallen tree trunks. 

Cloudy & cool Mount Singai

Cloudy & cool Mount Singai, Bau

 WSH80 Says:  Went up to Mount Singai again this morning with a friend. Unbelievable, we were in the middle of cloud when we're near the summit of the mountain. It's really cool and nice. Feels like you're in one of those highlands. Hehe... 

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 * Good torch light (VERY IMPORTANT!!!).Optional:------------* Picnic lunch;* Bottle of drink. * Comfy pants & shirts;* Shoes with good soles for climbing. 

 

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Mount Singai

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 When you see this sign board, it's the entrance of going to Mount Singai. 

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**...BAU...**

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 Bau is situated on the south-west of Kuching. In the olden days, it's used to be a gold-mining town. It prosper and become a very busy town. Many rows of old shop houses still exisits until today.... 

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Gold Town of Sarawak

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 Bau, which is one of the twenty-eight districts in Sarawak, is situated within Kuching Division. It is an inland district about 35 kilometres by road from Kuching. It has an area of 884.40 square... 

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